New Russian airport reaches for the stars 
Having completed validation tests between 28 July and 8 August 2019 and after a test flight scheduled yesterday, 18 August 2019, Gagarin International Airport (GSV), which serves the southern Russian city of Saratov, will begin operations tomorrow, 20 August 2019. All... more
Silk Way Airlines USA appoints exclusive GSA
Silk Way Airlines USA has announced that, effective immediately, Global Feeder Services Holding (GFS) from Fort Lauderdale (FL, USA) will serve as SWA USA's exclusive general sales agent (GSA) responsible for maintaining and further developing customer and sales activities in... more
Hyderabad attracts Spicejet's freighter
GMR Hyderabad International Airport (HYD) in India has added yet another domestic freighter to its existing range of freighter offerings, the latest entrant being SpiceJet freighter that landed at the airport on 1 August 2019. The cargo arm of SpiceJet has commenced its... more
Air Asia invests in e-commerce venture
Teleport, the rebranded cargo and logistics platform of the Malaysian carrier AirAsia, and the venture capital firm Gobi Partners have invested USD 10.6 million (EUR 9.4 million) in the regional e-commerce and parcel delivery player EasyParcel. This company, which has almost... more
Cathay Pacific feels the tension
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Group's cargo revenue in H1/2019 was HKD 11,498 million (EUR 1.3 billion), 11.4% less than in H1/2018. Flown cargo capacity of Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon increased by 1.1% (8,635 million aftk), principally due to additional belly cargo space in... more
Air Dispatch marks CLC milestone
Air Dispatch, a provider of centralised load control (CLC) services, has recently produced its five millionth load sheet since its foundation. The milestone document was issued from the Prague facility, ensuring safe and efficient operations of a Hong Kong-bound flight. The... more
BluJay Solutions teams up with AMI
BluJay Solutions, a provider of supply chain software and Air Menzies International (AMI), which supplies air freight and express services to the forwarding market, have announced that AMI will deploy BluJay’s software across its global operations. The new platform, based on... more
Qantas prepares for first A321 freighter operations
Australia Post's CEO and managing director Christine Holgate (r.) and Qantas' Group CEO Alan Joyce have announced an expanded domestic and international air freight agreement to support the growing demand for parcels. Marking nearly a century of partnership between the two... more
Trumpets and fanfares for Air Partner
While Europe’s festival season is in now full swing, the charter company Air Partner and Luxreisen, which specialises in the organisation of tours for orchestras, choirs and theatres, are celebrating 20 years of an exclusive partnership. The two companies look back on 130 joint... more
United Cargo paves way for new online portal
United Cargo has joined forces with WebCargo by Freightos, which has been helping forwarders to automate rate management and back-office operations since 2008, to design and implement a new online portal to provide customers expanded on-demand booking, dynamic pricing and... more